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Bimodal bilinguals blend spoken words with depicting signs (DS). Speech with subjects is only blended with handling DS, not entity DS, confirming predictions about code-blending in sign language.

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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Bimodal bilinguals exhibit code-blending, simultaneously producing utterances in both spoken and signed languages.
  • Depicting signs (DS) represent actions iconically and analogously, combining discrete components.
  • Understanding the linguistic material blended with DS is crucial for models of bimodal bilingualism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the spoken language components blended with entity and handling depicting signs (DS) in bimodal bilinguals.
  • To test a semantic approach to DS involving a demonstrational component.
  • To apply a syntactic analysis distinguishing between entity and handling DS.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of code-blending in three native bimodal bilinguals (Codas) from the US and one from Brazil.
  • Distinguishing between entity and handling DS based on syntactic properties.
  • Examining spoken language elements co-occurring with DS, including verbal structures and vocal gestures.

Main Results:

  • Bimodal bilinguals blend spoken language with both entity and handling DS.
  • Speech occurring within the verbal structure and vocal gestures are blended with both DS types.
  • Speech including a subject is exclusively blended with handling DS, not entity DS.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the prediction that spoken language, specifically subjects, is selectively blended with handling DS but not entity DS.
  • This selective blending provides evidence for syntactic distinctions in code-blending during simultaneous speech and sign production.
  • The study contributes to understanding the linguistic constraints and cognitive mechanisms underlying bimodal bilingualism.